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Project Topic IdeasProject Topic Ideas
PSY 331.07
Fall 2004
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Remembering LocationsRemembering Locations
1) Is location memory more accurate for important items than for less important items? How do landmarks affect location memory?
• 2 conditions (between-subjects): important items, near landmark
• DV: accuracy?
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2) Does the presence of landmarks increase the accuracy with which people remember the locations of objects? • 2 conditions (between-subjects):
landmark, no landmark• DV: accuracy of location
placements following learning
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Gender Differences in Direction Gender Differences in Direction Giving and FollowingGiving and Following
3) Are there gender differences in direction-giving using a map?• 2 groups (quasi-experiment): men,
women• DVs: number and type of
information pieces in directions to destination; time to produce directions
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4) Are there gender differences in direction-giving for navigation using campus locations?• 2 groups (quasi-experiment): men,
women• DV: type of information in
directions to destination (e.g., landmarks, cardinal descriptors)
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5) Are there gender differences in the ability to find locations based on verbal descriptions including landmarks?• 2 groups (quasi-experiment): men,
women• 2 conditions (between-subjects):
landmarks given, landmarks not given• DV: time to find destination based on
directions given
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6) Are there gender differences in the accuracy with which people judge distances between objects in photographs? Does accuracy depend on the actual distance between objects?• 2 groups (quasi-experiment): males, females• 6 conditions (within-subjects): various
distances between objects in the photographs
• DV: accuracy in judging distance (select from 5 alternatives)
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7) Are there gender and developmental differences in young children’s descriptions and placements of locations?• 2 groups (quasi-experiment): 3yrs, 4yrs• 2 groups (quasi-experiment): males,
females• DVs: prepositions used to describe
locations relative to landmarks; number of repetitions needed prior to correct placement of locations
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Using Landmarks: During Using Landmarks: During Navigation and CommunicationNavigation and Communication
8) Are there differences in the efficiency with which people use directions including landmarks or cardinal descriptors to navigate on campus? • 2 conditions (within-subjects): directions
including landmarks, directions including cardinal descriptors
• DVs: navigation time; number/type of errors during navigation
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9) How does the presence of multiple landmarks influence the development of judgments of nearbyness?• 3 groups (quasi-experiment): 3yrs,
4yrs, college students• Conditions??• DV: proportion of “by” judgments
(might also include other spatial prepositions)
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Locomotion Affects Spatial Locomotion Affects Spatial CognitionCognition
10) Does distance estimation differ as a function of the method of locomotion?• 2 conditions (within-subjects): walk
between locations, drive between locations
• DV: distance estimation between locations
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11) Does movement influence the accuracy with which people give directions for navigation?• 2 conditions (between-subjects):
movement allowed, no movement allowed
• DV: time to navigate (give directions?)
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Other TopicsOther Topics
12) Do the spacing and context of studying affect test performance? What is the relation between studying strategies and test strategies and anxiety?• 2 conditions (between-subjects): block-
study, study-break• 2 conditions (between-subjects): study
alone, study with a group• DVs: test performance (also study and test
strategies and test anxiety)
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13) How do social skills differ for children who are home-schooled and those who attend public schools?• 2 groups (quasi-experiment): home-
schooled, public-schooled• DVs: personality, public speaking
comfort, social skills
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14) How does distraction during video game playing influence flight simulator performance?• 2 conditions (between-subjects):
distraction during video game playing, no distraction during video game playing
• DV: flight simulator performance (pre-/post-design)
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15) How does style of dress affect people’s perceptions of others?• 2 conditions (between-subjects):
professional dress, hip-hop dress• DV: judgments concerning other